Man killed during suspected robbery attempt identified

Updated 1:13 pm, Monday, November 11, 2013

Javier Arias, 24, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, and charged with aggravated robbery in connection with a home invasion on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in the 100 block of NW 36th Street

Javier Arias, 24, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, and charged with aggravated robbery in connection with a home invasion on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in the 100 block of NW 36th Street

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Man killed during suspected robbery attempt identified

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SAN ANTONIO — A man who was killed during a suspected attempted robbery on the West Side Friday has been identified as Edward Suarez, 40, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office.

Saurez was allegedly one of two intruders who broke into an apartment on the 100 block of Northwest 36th Street Friday night. He and the other intruder had a shotgun and a .22-caliber rifle, but a father and son inside managed to wrestle the weapons away from them, police said.

During the struggle, a knife was pulled and Suarez was stabbed to death. The father also was stabbed, but his injuries were not life threatening, officials said. The other alleged intruder, Javier Arias, 24, fled on foot, but was arrested Saturday.